Her adrenaline pumping, Mary Vaughn climbed through the window of a downed helicopter, lowered herself into a lake and swam to a rescue net that lifted her to safety. ...more

November 5, 2008

Cruising in on the driveway into Camp Cloverleaf Thursday morning, long before you could see the children learning to shoot clay pigeons whizzing by at 55 mph, you heard the pop-pop-pop of their shotguns. ...more

July 25, 2008

Port Tampa United Methodist Church, 6914 S. DeSoto St., hosted its vacation Bible school from June 29 to July 3. Twelve children attended the weeklong camp, Power Lab: Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power, which included crafts, games and music led by 25 youth members and volunteers. ...more

July 12, 2008

Now in its third year, Pathfinder Outdoor Education's Camp Wananame offers Pasco County's high school students the opportunity to learn about the issues that sometimes divide them. ...more

June 26, 2008

BAYSHORE GARDENS - The 35 children taking part in the Kids in the Garden camp this week shucked corn, composted, painted bird houses and made stepping stones for their home gardens. ...more

June 12, 2008

EVENTS SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS: The Skin Cancer Foundation's Road to Healthy Skin Tour will offer free full-body skin-cancer screenings by board-certified dermatologists from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Beall's, 11201 Park Blvd. N., Seminole. ...more

May 30, 2008

Eight local students, accompanied by four chaperons, attended the recent Space Camp for the Blind at the Space Center in Huntsville, Ala. The weeklong camp drew 160 blind or visually impaired students from 26 U.S. states, as well as Israel, Liberia, Ireland and Canada. Activities included learning about the history of space exploration, basic military procedure and drills, robotics and survival skills. Locally, the program was sponsored by the Divison of Blind Services and the Hillsborough school district's Visually Impaired Program. ...more

October 17, 2007